- Interestingly, sweet preference has also been shown to correlate with a paternal history of alcoholism.
- In fact, one study found that having a family history of alcoholism increased the chance that one preferred a 5 times stronger sweet taste.
- Through this association requires further investigation, the implications of these findings is that the tendency toward addiction may be intrinsic.
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